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Tomoyuki "Yūkō" Tanaka (Japanese: 田中 友幸 （ ともゆき ）, Hepburn: Tanaka Tomoyuki, April 26, 1910 – April 2, 1997) was a Japanese film producer. Widely regarded as the creator of the Godzilla franchise , he produced most of the installments in the series, beginning in 1954 with Godzilla and ending in 1995 with Godzilla vs ...
Jun 13, 2024 · Tomoyuki Tanaka (田中 友幸 ともゆき Tanaka Tomoyuki), nicknamed Yuko Tanaka (田中 友幸 ゆうこう Tanaka Yūkō), was a Japanese film producer most famous for creating Godzilla. He was born in Osaka, Japan on April 26, 1910, and died in Tokyo on April 2, 1997, at the age of 86 from cerebral infarction.
Tanaka Tomoyuki (born April 16, 1910, Ōsaka, Japan—died April 2, 1997, Tokyo) was a Japanese film producer. Tanaka was associated for nearly 60 years with Japan’s Toho Studios, for which he produced more than 200 films.
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Tomoyuki Tanaka (1910-1997) was a Japanese producer, writer and soundtrack artist who created the iconic monster Godzilla and oversaw many Toho sci-fi films. He also worked with director Akira Kurosawa on six films, including Yojimbo and High and Low.
- Producer, Writer, Soundtrack
- April 26, 1910
- Tomoyuki Tanaka
- April 2, 1997
Apr 4, 1997 · Tomoyuki Tanaka, who frightened and fascinated generations of children with his series of films featuring an outsize, outdated creature named Godzilla, died on Wednesday at a hospital here. He...
Apr 3, 1997 · Tomoyuki Tanaka, a prolific movie producer who shaped Japan's post-Hiroshima nightmare into a fearsome giant lizard that the world came to know as Godzilla, died on Wednesday.
Learn about the life and career of Tomoyuki Tanaka, the producer who created the iconic monster Godzilla in 1954. Find out his achievements, awards, trivia, quotes and filmography on IMDb.
